No additional import charges on delivery

[harley]

anyone came across this before. I am looking at an the well known auction site item from USA and it states, catagorically...

"No additional import charges on delivery"

anyone had any experience of this? seems too good to be true and i cant help but wonder if the good old british postal system will spoil it all at the last minute

cheers
Ian

[bill]

Hi Ian,

Well here is a quote from HMRC,

"Some Internet sellers outside the EU have arrangements with the UK whereby you pay them the VAT that's due on the goods you're ordering. They then pay the VAT to their postal authority - which in turn pays it to HM Revenue & Customs. Note that these sellers must be authorised to do this. They'll have a special number that will be on the Customs Declaration. The declaration should also carry a message saying 'Import VAT pre-paid'. When this arrangement is used you won't be charged any import VAT or a Royal Mail handling fee when you get your parcel. Note that if the above procedures aren't followed properly you could end up losing the goods."

So it is possible. Personally I would check with the seller.

Bill

[harley]

thanks for that Bill. I shall ask the questions i need to ask of the seller

regards
Ian

[frenchy999]

Hi Ian, I have bought stuff from the states and Hong Kong, What happened with me was if my order came in the post ie.. A jiffy bag etc, No duty paid, If it was a parcel I got charged duty, Regards Mike

[kipper]

i think what happens with this is they ship it to another country where taxes do not have to be paid, its then shipped here. thats the best way i can explain it. does it work??? i dont now. peter

[harley]

Hi Frenchy

I have had the same but in this case the seller is actually quoting the import duty and stating that there will be no other charges.

Hi Peter

i guess that my reply to frenchy also answers your own reply. I dont think it is being sent via another country, more likely something along the lines of Bills reply. I have asked the seller how he can assure me there will be no other charges, so far no reply

regards
Ian

[harley]

I have been looking around on the well known auction site and this is very common it seems. If it is genuine and there is something in place to stop the practice of, what in my personal opinion is legalised fraud by the post office or courier, of charging a "handling" fee before giving you what is already yours, then i applaud it and will be using it a lot.
I understand the logic behind import duty but it should be (and apparently is if you are a seller in another country) a straight forward calculation. Value of the item x whatever percentage = import duty. The senders are able to calculate the duty at their end without any problem. Tell them what country it is going to and they will tell you the charges. I suppose the only way to find out if this works is to try it. There appear to be considerable saving to be had doing things this way. as an example, the item i was looking at would cost in total £134 as apposed to a best price of £159 from UK.
It wouldnt take much for our beloved postal services to spoil that.....

[harley]

my reply..... (official)


"When you purchase an item through the Global Postage Programme, you receive international tracking at no additional charge and pay any applicable import charges upfront. There are no additional charges at delivery. You'll see an estimate of the international postage charges and any import charges in the item listing. The final charges appear at checkout.

Import charges include certain fees, such as export classification, importation risk premium, and variance fees, which are assessed by the global postage provider as part of the services provided by the Global Postage Programme. These fees are in addition to the customs duties and taxes imposed by country tax and customs officials. For additional information about applicable fees, see the the well known auction site Global Postage Programme Buyer Terms & Conditions"

[harley]

heres the important bit from the T&C's

"Customs service. Based on information provided by your Seller and obtained during the processing of your order, Pitney Bowes will manage the exportation and, through third party customs brokers, the importation clearance of GSP Items that you have purchased including, as applicable, remitting your payment of import charges to applicable customs and tax authorities, preparing required documentation, making necessary filings, and providing customs authorities with information needed to clear the shipment through customs."

wouldnt it be nice to be able to stop the postal service charging pretty much anything they want for "handling". This way it is already done. fingers crossed

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[Charlie Hall]

Mar 4, 2018 11:19:06 GMT janas84 said:

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